AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 11 January 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTUBES. VuThe Empire Theatre was, as nsual, well.;filled last evening, when the fine interest film of the Panama Exposition ■was the .principal attraction. To-night there will be a complete change of programme -which will include the latest Warwick Chronicle, some good comedies, a fine society drama, "On the Brink," and a Selig star feature entitled "The Girl and the Reporter." Bilhe Benton, a cub reporter, goes to the house of Violet Reynolds, a society .girl and settlement worker, and is bluntly refused an interview. Ned Bolton, an other reporter, then helps Billie to evolve a tplari to secure an interview. Billie again worries Violet, and Ned, pretending not to *know him, tells him not to annoy her, and agrees with the girl that reporters are a great nuisance. Pete Davis, a boy in a tenement house reading the "Arabian Nights" senfby Violet, makes friends with Ned. At the end of the summer Violet and her mother are sailing for home, and are annoved by some Orientals, who kidnap the girl. "Ned proves himself resourceful, and rescues Violet, and later receives his reward in making her his wife- Bv special the fine film of the "Panama Exposition will be screened- for the last time to-night. iMotueka will be visited on "Wednesday, as, usual, when. "The Girl and the Reporter'' will be shown . . PEOPLE'S PICTUBES. SCHOOIToF MUSI*?.

A "good house witnessed the final screening of "The Call of the North" last night. On "Wednesday, the usual change of programmed will be screened, and- should ,prove one of the best yet submitted by the People's Pict V res ' containing as it does two stars, both from favourite producers. The first is entitled "Justified," which is a Flying A feature drama. Tom Allen warns Beatrice, his wife, against Joe Hill. The latter steals Allen's gold, and is discovered "by Beatrice just as har husband comes in. Allen, suspicious of his wife, drives her from the house. She -is found many miles away, and some time after this she givcte birth to a child. Heanwhile, Allen is convinced of his mistake, and sets out in search of Beatrice, Five veaTS later. Allen recognises Hills in a. saloon. The latter fires at-him and in-returning the fire, Allen kills his enemy. He takes reiuge m a barn, where he is found by a small boy,-who leads him to his mother. Thus lie finds Beatrice-. Upon trial, however, he is acquitted of shooting m self-de-fence a man, long wanted for murder. The A4Tpns. are then reunited.' The Brand of Bars" is an unusually interesting drama bv the favourite U.S. Company. Another picture, of great interest is one showing some of the operations'of the Allied Fleets in the Dardanelles. These operations, of course, are-Tinder the direct command of tne French. Admiral Guepratt, and he is practically the first figurein the picture. We see him surveving thet various positions 'of the fleet from the deck of his own battleship, the "Jaureguibery. an'd later decorating Flight-Lieutenant Barthlemy, who executed a darm 2 aeriaJ feat while under fire. Then the British Dreadnought "Goliath" is seen (the nlm of this ship was taken, in fact. ]ust before she was torpedoed), and afterward? the "Canopus" and the 'Agamemnon. We get exciting glimpses of that most dangerous part of- a naval man s work—"scouting for submarines, and also some pictures of English signallers sending messages from a French ship. A few scenes of great topical importance - have likewise been filmed on land, inchiding the funeTal of a French soldier who was killed by a wounded Turk while attempting to Tender, him help This -is the first set of motion pictures from one of the most important areas oi •the war, and it should, prove most interesting. Biwaka, will be visited tonight.

"MOTHER GOOSE PANTOMIME. FRIDAY NEXT. . "Mother Goose," probably the fun- . niest pantomime ever staged in Australasia, is to be presented by Mr George Stephenson at the Theatre Royal, kelson, oa Friday next, January 14fch. The company, Stanley McKay and Co. s, - -was formed'in" Australia some- eighteen months.ago, and has since been appeax- - ing -with great success in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Quite recently it completed » wonderfully suc"cessful season of three weeks in the ' , Auckland Opera House, where the Press was loud in" its praise of both pel-form-ers and productions. "Mother Goose .will be well remembered, by theatregoers of a few years back as the panto- ' mime that holds the record for lengthy runs" and popularity in all the large cities of Australasia: The present version, has been, brought -right up to date, new songs, new dances, and-new specialities having been introduced; For the New -Zealand tour, entirely new scenery' has ,been painted by leading Sydney artists, .and. the many beautiful costumes are by Zenda, the well-known Sydney costumier - The leading artists bave been specially selected, and -are supported by a full ballet, chorus, and orchestra. Introduced into the pantomime are a number of excellent speciality turns, including " dancers, musicians, trick cyclists, and acrobats. . Nothing has been- left undone in endeavouring to make the show jjist the thing the amusement lover wants. Cinderella, or the girl who put her foot in. it, is to be staged twice on Saturday, matinee at -2 p.m. and also at 8 p.m. Special- arrangements have been made '.with the.railway authorities so that the usual 4.30 p.m. Saturday train will not leave Nelson till 5 p.ml, thus enabling country visitors to see Cinderella. The box plan for all performances is at Jackson's, where seats may be reserved without extra charge.